cremains

[kri-meynz]

plural noun

1. the ashes of a cremated corpse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cremains¹

1945–50; blend of cremate and remains

Example Sentences

After the cremains are returned, there will be a small celebration of life.

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My first dispatch was from the mausoleum niche at Pacific View Memorial Park that holds the cremains of one of my predecessors, Ruben Salazar.

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More often, husbands or wives or children collapse in tears when the cremains are found.

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As the bodies were identified, families who had received ashes soon learned the cremains weren’t their loved ones.

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The Furrever Friends owner began to receive distressed phone calls from We Care customers and was able to find their pets’ cremains at her facility.

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